Children's Recommendations - Adventure

Adventures - Fiction

ISBN: 9781616205645
Title: The unexpected life of Oliver Cromwell Pitts... by Avi - In 1724 England, twelve-year-old Oliver Cromwell Pitts embarks to find his father and his older sister in a journey filled with thieves, adventurers, and treachery
Author: Avi, 1937- author.
The unexpected life of Oliver Cromwell pitts
ISBN: 9780670016617
Title: The last kids on Earth by Max Brallier & Douglas Holgate - After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg
Author: Brallier, Max, author.
The Last Kids On Earch
ISBN: 9780553511246
Title: The nine lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby - The story of cat Jacob Tibbs, runt of the litter, and his exploits on the high seas as a ship's mouser
Author: Busby, Cylin, author.
The Nine Lives of jacobTibbs
ISBN: 9780688158309
Title: Bandit's moon by Sid Fleischman - Twelve-year-old Annyrose relates her adventures with Joaquín Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s
Author: Fleischman, Sid, 1920-2010
Bandit's Moon
ISBN: 9780061953477
Title: Wildfire run by Dee Garretson - A relaxing retreat to Camp David turns deadly after a faraway earthquake sets off a chain of disastrous events that traps the president's twelve-year-old son, Luke, and his two friends within the compound
Author: Garretson, Dee.
wildfire_run
Title: My side of the mountain by Jean Craighead George - A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival
Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012
my_side_of_the_mountain
ISBN: 9780062747273
Title: Lalani of the distant sea by Erin Entrada Kelly - Twelve-year-old Lalani Sarita takes on the impossible task of traveling to the legendary Mount Isa
Author: Kelly, Erin Entrada, author.
lalani_of_the_distant_sea
ISBN: 9780062686206
Title: The book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock - In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather seven precious relics
Author: Murdock, Catherine Gilbert, author.
the_book_of_the_boy
ISBN: 9780395069622
Title: Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell - Left on an island off the coast of California, a young Native American girl lives alone for eighteen years, surviving on her enormous courage and self-reliance
Author: O'Dell, Scott, 1898-1989.
island_of_the_vlue_dolphins
ISBN: 9780316207560
Title: Treasure hunters by James Patterson - Following clues left by their missing father, the four Kidd siblings sail from the Caribbean to New York City to finish the dangerous quest of their treasure-hunting parents
Author: Patterson, James, 1947- author.
treasure_hunters
ISBN: 9780060092757
Title: Nuts to you by Lynne Rae Perkins - After surviving being carried off by a hawk, a young squirrel resolves to find his way home as his best friends begin their search for him
Author: Perkins, Lynne Rae.
nuts_to_you
ISBN: 9781250093912
Title: The courage test by James Preller - Dragged along on his father’s wilderness adventure along the Lewis and Clark Trail, young Will meets fascinating strangers and has courage-challenging experiences that are overshadowed by growing fears
Author: Preller, James, author.
the_courage_test
ISBN: 9781338043587
Title: Hear the wolves by Victoria Scott - When a blizzard threatens to bury her small Alaskan town and the wolves begin to hunt, Sloan must find her courage
Author: Scott, Victoria (Young adult author), author.
Vctoria_scott
ISBN: 0374300100
Title: Abel's island by William Steig - Cast away on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return home
Author: Steig, William, 1907-2003-
abels_island
ISBN: 0027860302
Title: Call it courage by Armstrong Sperry - A legend of a Polynesian boy who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe
Author: Sperry, Armstrong, 1897-
call_it_courage
ISBN: 9780545950060
Title: I survived the eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 by Lauren Tarshis - On May 10, 1980, eleven-year-old Jess finds herself in the middle of the deadliest volcanic eruption in U.S. history
Author: Tarshis, Lauren, author.
i_survived
ISBN: 0385079060
Title: The cay by Theodore Taylor - After the freighter on which Phillip and his mother were traveling from wartime Curacao to the U.S. is torpedoed, the boy finds himself dependent on an old West Indian for survival
Author: Taylor, Theodore, 1921-2006.

Junior High - Adventure

ISBN: 9780689839894
Title: Stowaway by Karen Hesse - A fictionalized journal relates the experiences of a young stowaway from 1768 to 1771 aboard the Endeavor which sailed around the world under Captain James Cook
Author: Hesse, Karen.
Stowaway
ISBN: 9780141321059
Title: The call of the wild by Jack London - The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack
Author: London, Jack, 1876-1916.
The call of the wild
ISBN: 0689840926
Title: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen - After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce
Author: Paulsen, Gary.
Hatchet
ISBN: 9780385742092
Title: Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool - Odyssey-like adventure of two boys' incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters
Author: Vanderpool, Clare.
Navigating Early
ISBN: 0670867950
Title: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson - The classic story of Jim Hawkins' dangerous search for pirate treasure is accompanied by notes and illustrations placing the story in the context of its era
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894.
Treasure Island
ISBN: 9781402743399
Title: Gulliver's travels by Jonathan Swift - The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such places as Liliput, where the people are only six inches tall, Brobdingnag, a land of giants, and a country ruled by horses
Author: Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Gulliver's travels
ISBN: 9780545468022
Title: Loot : how to steal a fortune by Jude Watson - When Alfie McQuin, the notorious jewel thief, is killed on a job, his last words to his son, March, are to "find jewels" and this instruction leads the boy to Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had
Author: Watson, Jude, author.
Loot
ISBN: 9780147519184
Title: The Swiss family Robinson by Johann David Wyss - Shipwrecked on a tropical island, a Swiss minister, his wife, and their four sons struggle to survive until they can be rescued
Author: Wyss, Johann David, 1743-1818, author.
The Swiss family Robinson

New Fullerton Public Library hours due to Elevator Enhancement

Beginning Tuesday, March 4th, the library will be operating under adjusted hours while the building's elevators are under construction. We anticipate the noise levels due to the construction to be very disruptive and have adjusted our hours to the following: Sunday - Monday: Closed | Tuesday - Thursday: 2:30pm-7pm | Friday: 2:30pm-5pm | Saturday: 11am-5pm